How to Share Your Problems

I learned a harsh lesson about being too honest with my boss when I was a teenager, working in the lucrative fast-food industry. One day I had a terrible cough, sore throat, and a lack of energy, and I made the mistake of letting my boss hear me say that I hoped it wasn’t too busy that day. He explained at great length and volume how it was much better for me in the long run if we were busy.

Yeah, he was right, but don’t start thinking too well of him. I’ll remind you that he was having a conversation with an employee at his restaurant who had bronchitis, and possibly strep throat, and his position was not only that the employee should remain at work, but that he should hope to serve food to as many people as possible.

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